Cold War Rivalries, 1955–63 (AQA A-Level History): Flashcards
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USA H-bomb test date & power vs Hiroshima
USA H-bomb test date & power vs Hiroshima
March 1954, 1,500x more powerful
Gaither Report (Nov 1957) purpose
Gaither Report (Nov 1957) purpose
Investigation into US-Soviet nuclear capability
ICBM definition
ICBM definition
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, range over 5,600 km
U-2 spy plane deployment date & altitude
U-2 spy plane deployment date & altitude
July 1956, flew at approx. 75,000 feet
Actual USSR ICBM deployment by 1959
Actual USSR ICBM deployment by 1959
Merely ten SS-6 ICBMs
Sputnik launch date
Sputnik launch date
4 October 1957
First human in space & date
First human in space & date
Yuri Gagarin, 12 April 1961
NASA establishment year
NASA establishment year
1958
SAC commander 1948-57
SAC commander 1948-57
General Curtis LeMay
SLBM meaning
SLBM meaning
Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile